diff --git a/drivers/dma/at_xdmac.c b/drivers/dma/at_xdmac.c
index 90afba0b36fe9..47552db6b8dc3 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/at_xdmac.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/at_xdmac.c
@@ -1390,7 +1390,7 @@ at_xdmac_tx_status(struct dma_chan *chan, dma_cookie_t cookie,
 {
 	struct at_xdmac_chan	*atchan = to_at_xdmac_chan(chan);
 	struct at_xdmac		*atxdmac = to_at_xdmac(atchan->chan.device);
-	struct at_xdmac_desc	*desc, *_desc;
+	struct at_xdmac_desc	*desc, *_desc, *iter;
 	struct list_head	*descs_list;
 	enum dma_status		ret;
 	int			residue, retry;
@@ -1505,11 +1505,13 @@ at_xdmac_tx_status(struct dma_chan *chan, dma_cookie_t cookie,
 	 * microblock.
 	 */
 	descs_list = &desc->descs_list;
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(desc, _desc, descs_list, desc_node) {
-		dwidth = at_xdmac_get_dwidth(desc->lld.mbr_cfg);
-		residue -= (desc->lld.mbr_ubc & 0xffffff) << dwidth;
-		if ((desc->lld.mbr_nda & 0xfffffffc) == cur_nda)
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(iter, _desc, descs_list, desc_node) {
+		dwidth = at_xdmac_get_dwidth(iter->lld.mbr_cfg);
+		residue -= (iter->lld.mbr_ubc & 0xffffff) << dwidth;
+		if ((iter->lld.mbr_nda & 0xfffffffc) == cur_nda) {
+			desc = iter;
 			break;
+		}
 	}
 	residue += cur_ubc << dwidth;